Various types of fading are identified on a 31 km microwave link along the Red Sea-Saudi Arabia. This study is based on analyzing chart recordings of the received signal level on 4 GHz and 6 GHz channels. Fade types are evaluated in terms of fade depth statistics, frequency selectivity and the possibility of diversity protection improvement. It is concluded that the main cause of outage is the simultaneous occurrence of power depression and multipath fading. Various options are cited for the needed solution.